Wright Peak Climber's Log

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ianamclennan

ianamclennan - Mar 4, 2019 7:17 am Date Climbed: Mar 1, 2019

Icy summit, beautiful climb  Sucess!

We were intending to climb Algonquin but a late start had us at the Col at 3:30pm. We decided to go up Wright Peak instead. There had been rain and ice storms the in the weeks previous so everything above the tree line was covered in sheets of ice and was very slippery. Crampons were a must and we spend a lot of the descent above the tree line sliding on our butts. Surprisingly technical and fun climb and great views of surrounding peaks.

urraca man

urraca man - Jun 13, 2017 8:53 pm Date Climbed: Jun 10, 2017

Windy!  Sucess!

Beautiful. Scramble at the top was quite technical with wind blasting. Lots of fun!

nannerbots - Oct 25, 2016 10:51 pm Date Climbed: Jul 20, 2016

Great Views  Sucess!

Had the summit to myself for a good twenty mountains. No wind(surprising), great weather, and great views.

Reiksgib

Reiksgib - Sep 30, 2016 7:43 am Date Climbed: Sep 24, 2016

2nd time up  Sucess!

Fantastic rocky scramble at the top. Love this peak.

JRaphaelson

JRaphaelson - Nov 22, 2015 9:28 pm Date Climbed: Nov 21, 2015

From the Loj  Sucess!

Very icy November hike.

TheWolfIsLoose

TheWolfIsLoose - Nov 2, 2015 4:12 pm Date Climbed: Feb 16, 2014

MacIntyre Range Winter Traverse  Sucess!

Completed the MacIntyre traverse in February of 2014. It was BRUTALLY cold, with temps reaching 40 below with the wind chill... EPIC!!

jm141302

jm141302 - Aug 12, 2015 12:01 pm Date Climbed: Jul 26, 2014

All by my self  Sucess!

Left early and was the only one at the top, even during the Lake Placid Iron Man weekend. Hiked to the Dam and up between Whale Tale and Wright. Continued on to the rest of the ridge.

realdeal577

realdeal577 - Oct 4, 2014 6:22 am Date Climbed: Sep 22, 2014

Side trip!  Sucess!

Made side trip to Wright on the way to Algonquin to tag another 46er. Actually seemed harder than Algonquin(maybe just needed 2nd wind). No views from summit, misty rain with high winds but still a fun time!

Colinzeye

Colinzeye - Aug 16, 2014 1:49 pm Date Climbed: Aug 9, 2014

Long Run  Sucess!

Marking 4/46 this was a great climb. While looking across at the the continuing hike up Algonquin it was very discouraging....however the first part up to the junction is by far the worst of this entire hike....including going over to iroquois

technicolorNH

technicolorNH - Jun 23, 2014 11:19 pm Date Climbed: Jun 22, 2014

side trip  Sucess!

Sixty minutes from the summit of Algonquin to here via the trail. Some aircraft parts are still there next to the plaque. Two of them looked to be landing gear components of some sort (heavy steel) but there was a bit of aluminum too.

CObergsteigen

CObergsteigen - Mar 7, 2014 1:30 pm Date Climbed: Aug 7, 1998

Last peak of trip  Sucess!

Nice peak to end trip with

mtwashingtonmonroe

mtwashingtonmonroe - Oct 14, 2013 2:30 pm Date Climbed: Oct 10, 2013

Awesome day on the MacIntyre's  Sucess!

Beautiful day on the peaks of the Mac Range

yadahzoemtn

yadahzoemtn - Sep 1, 2013 11:40 pm Date Climbed: Sep 6, 2008

First three of my 46  Sucess!

Algonquin, Iroquois, and Wright with the Adirondack Club.

Luc

Luc - Aug 23, 2013 12:32 pm Date Climbed: Feb 20, 1995

on the way to Algonquin  Sucess!

-40, fun!

Onager

Onager - Jul 27, 2013 3:55 pm Date Climbed: Feb 23, 2013

Dangerous Weather  Sucess!

Summited Wright Peak 4580' via the trail from the ADK Loj after summiting Algonquin and after an abandoned attempt on Iroquois Peak due to severe, hurricane-force winds (gusts of at least 80mph) inhibiting further travel on the unmarked and very exposed trail to Iroquois. Severe wind on Wright, along with the steepness and exposure towards the summit made it a very difficult attempt. We mananged to get next to the summit but could not clamber onto the large rock that marks the summit (5 feet from us) due to the danger of being blown down the exposed rock by the incredible wind.

gintherj

gintherj - Jul 16, 2013 8:37 am Date Climbed: Jul 14, 2013

New Slide Approach  Sucess!

Great slide climb, though a tricky base to find (i.e. v. dense bush whacking to get there). Start at the first Avanlache lean-to, following the brook for most of the way up, cutting over before its end (about 20-30 minutes). I couldn't see the new slide from the trail and went a bit too far - making for some "interesting" path-finding :) Slide itself was great, and it comes out just shy of the summit.

nefarious_1_

nefarious_1_ - Jul 16, 2013 12:25 am Date Climbed: Jun 22, 2013

Easy climb  Sucess!

Nice little climb, include Algonquin with it. Definitely worth the trip, the aircraft remnants intrigued me!

AlphaRomero

AlphaRomero - Dec 24, 2012 12:17 am Date Climbed: Jun 15, 1977

4th 46er, Long Time Ago!

Found my old 46er letters and logs. This was my 4th. Found the B-47 plaque but no pieces!

Sjboatwright

Sjboatwright - Nov 18, 2012 11:28 am Date Climbed: Oct 14, 2012

Fog and incredible wind  Sucess!

100 foot visibility and 50 mph winds kept us from lingering, but we made it up in about 2 and half hours from the Loj.

Brian Pierz

Brian Pierz - Oct 24, 2012 11:39 am Date Climbed: Aug 18, 2012

Crusin'  Sucess!

Climbed up this badboy on a beautiful Summer morning with my pal #9. The lot was full, adding an additional 2 miles on our roundtrip, but I believe we made the top in 2 hours. Perfect summer hike in the Adirondacks. Made it back down in time for a dip in Mirror Lake, some UBUs and dinner at LPPB, a nap, then a nightcap at Zig Zags. #16 for me.

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